BS 5436:1989

Brief history
0 Introduction
1 Object
2 Field of application
3 Principle
4 Test material
5 Sample of the preservative
6 Test specimens
7 Procedure
8 Expression of results
9 Test report
Annexes
A Example of a test report
B Differentiation of heartwood and sapwood in Pinus
   species
C Precautions against mite infestation
D Culturing technique for Anobium punctatum
Tables
1 Number of larvae and test specimens
2 Diameter of holes
3 Results
4 Distance of larvae from nearest treated face
Figures
1 Origin and cutting of the test specimen
2 Number and distribution of test specimens taken from
   three different trees of the same species
3 Dimensions of a test specimen and arrangement of
   holes on the transverse cross section
4 Position of larvae in the control specimens at the
   end of the test
5 Position of larvae in the six treated test specimens
   at the end of the test

Insertion of larvae of Anobium punctatum into test specimens of a susceptible species of wood. After the larvae are established, treatment with preservative by brushing or spreading and estimation of the subsequent mortality of the insects compared with that in untreated control specimens.